“The Gods Were With India”: Jeff Dujon on the 1983 Final

The one question I had posed to almost every past West Indian great while researching the…

“Only a Matter of Time Before India Win a Big Tournament”: Clive Lloyd

For Sir Clive Lloyd, 1983 remains a melancholic memory that he has relived many times since.…

“My Mind was Completely Blank”: Kapil Dev on the Richards Catch

I have had the privilege of interviewing Kapil paaji several times. One of my personal favorites…

After the 1983 Final, I Started Playing with Purpose: Sachin Tendulkar

There are some moments that are etched in people’s memories forever. And if you are Sachin…

Pressing concerns: From vitriol to validation

The Lagaan victory While the 1983 final transformed Indian and world cricket forever, the other match…

Yashasvi Jaiswal Leads Much-Needed Transition for Team India

The transition has begun. Finally. The World Test Championship (WTC) debacle had made it kind of…

How Lata Mangeshkar Sang for India’s World Cup Heroes

At the time when India won the Prudential World Cup in 1983, Indian cricket was not…

Balancing factor in bunch of movers and shakers

It was an inter-district match at Saurashtra’s Bhavnagar in 2006. Rajkot had lost the match. It…

Cheteshwar Pujara – Always Damned by the Dravid Comparisons

Cheteshwar Pujara is still only 35. With sports science, nutrition, and recovery methods so much more…

Looking back at the Champions Trophy win. Under MS Dhoni

India’s last ICC title. It was 9.30pm in Edgbaston and the presentation had just ended after…